Being a goods vehicle operator. The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) have merged to form the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). You need a goods vehicle operator’s licence if your business uses goods vehicles above a certain weight. You need a licence to carry goods in a lorry, van or other vehicle with either: a gross plated weight (the maximum weight that the vehicle can have at any one time) of over 3,500 kilograms (kg) an unladen weight of more than 1,525 kg (where there is no plated weight) There are 3 different types of licence - what you need depends on the work you do.
You must also make sure that any drivers you use or employ have the correct licence and training. All vehicles that you use should be correctly taxed and kept safe and in good condition at all times. Motor vehicles and trailers You’ll need a goods vehicle operator’s licence for a motor vehicle and trailer combination if: Carrying goods for hire or reward. Food Trucks 101: How to Start a Mobile Food Business. Editor's note: This article was excerpted from our Food Truck startup guide, available from the Entrepreneur Bookstore. Today, a new generation of street-food lovers is lining up at food trucks and food carts like never before. Little do they know that neither food trucks nor food carts are new to the streets of American cities.
Like so many other popular trends, they are the latest version of a long-standing part of American and world culture. Yet the street-food industry has never enjoyed so much publicity or notoriety. According to Los Angeles-based industry-research firm IBISWorld, the street-food business -- including mobile food trucks and nonmechanized carts -- is a $1 billion industry that has seen an 8.4 percent growth rate from 2007 to 2012.
Food-industry observers claim that the food-truck business is increasing largely in response to the slow-growing economy. Related Book: Start Your Own Food Truck Business Clearly, your decision on how to sell your foods will depend on: